Sunday, August 10, 2008

Lazy Sunday

I stitched this up last month, it was a really sweet and pleasant little project. I stitched it 1 over 2 on 32ct and like how delicate it looks. Eventually, I'll go back and stitch the companion piece.

Alphabet Sampler by

Carriage House Samplings

Just Cross Stitch, June 2005

fabric: 32ct linen remnant, 1 over 2

fiber: DMC

I plan on finishing it as a tasseled pyn pillow, it's laying on the backing fabric I've chosen (found at my fave quilt shop, of course!) Does anyone have any special tips for adding tassels neatly?

Here is another project I started last month (I guess July was a very selfish month for me as I stitched/started several things for me and also rec'd a load of ornies/exchanges in the mail to boot.)

This is a freebie from Grandma's Kitchen. It's a great blog with wonderful freebies~~check it out! I dyed a remnant piece of linen; I wanted it to look kind of blotchy......so I filled the bowl with hot water, dumped in some tan RIT powder and added my wet linen, and then gave it all a swish. I did not mix the dye first. I really like the way it turned out ;)

I've been adding blogs to Google Reader (thanks Vonna for guiding me away from the frustration of bloglines!) I've got over 200 in my reader and probably have 200 more to add. A very slow process but it'll save me time in the long run, right??? So just want you all to know that I've been reading your blogs as I'm adding them, sorry for the lack of comments. But I should be all caught up and back to commenting soon!!!

Wonderful stitching; you take such nice photos. I LOVE your dyed fabric, it turned out so nice! And thanks for the link to Grandma's Kitchen!

You will save so much time with the reader! It took me days to get all my blogs added but it was well worth being able to see in an instant who has updated! I also don't worry about adding a new blog because I have more time to read!

Lordy girl, you've been busy! I envy you for dying your own fabby. It looks great! I wish I could help you out with the tassel thing but if I don't make little 'x's...it fears me. Sewing machings hiss at me as I walk by! LOL...Love the work and 32 over one! OMG are you blind yet? LOL

Your newest project from Grandma'sKitchen is so pretty. The red thread looks wonderful on the linenthat you dyed yourself. Such apretty design.

And the alphabet sampler is verysweet too. I'd say it's coloursput me in mind of the Fall. Thefabric that you've chosen for the backing is perfect. This'lllook fantastic finished as a pynpillow.

Google Reader is a must have tokeep track of blog updates. Iwouldn't be without it now. I doget behind sometimes, that can'tbe helped, but it helps to minimize the frustration and confusion and makes sorting things out a lot easier.

We're having a mostly rainyweekend here, which means being housebound and doingthings like reading, stitchingand watching bad movies (Iadmit it - Xanadu) and blogging.I'm loving it.

Hey Staci. I think you did a fabulous job on your linen-dying! It looks lovely, and it's definitely perfect for the design; beautiful stitching, too! Sheesh...okay I echo what CJ said---do you ever sleep, lady? LOL

I like your over 1 stitching also. I've made a few ornaments in the past over 1, but I always felt like I stitched...and stitched...and stitched...and then had this widdle teeny piece in the end. LOL =) Yours is darling though!! Must just be me. :sigh:

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My life is full and busy with a wonderful hubby, a beautiful aquarius, two energetic taurus', an overly friendly airedale, and a very loyal australian cattle dog. And some sort of needlework always in hand.